Appeal No. 95-5091 Page 4
Application No. 08/054,166
Appellants' contention that Scarzello would not suggest a
perpendicular component is not consistent with the text of the
reference or their specification. The magnetometer's
horizontal component is parallel to the roadway surface and
the vertical component is perpendicular to the horizontal
component. Their specification concedes that a person having
ordinary skill in the art could readily adapt the Scarzello
magnetometer system to other axes. (Paper No. 1 at 9.) In
view of the arguments of
record, the preponderance of evidence supports the examiner's
conclusion.
DECISION
We affirm the rejection of claim 32 under section 103.
The period for taking any subsequent action in connection with
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